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December 3, 2019
Happy hints
Recommendations from social psychologist Tabitha Kirkland, whose research explores strategies that nurture our happiness.
November 24, 2019
Legacy of ‘No-No Boy’
Decades ago, he built a foundation for Asian American literature; now, a UW professor is still protecting an alumnus’s classic novel.
September 10, 2019
Protecting life in Cambodia
Climate change threatens fish runs and the livelihood and food resources for millions of Cambodians.
March 12, 2019
Abolished
How UW research convinced our state's highest court to toss out the death penalty.
December 1, 2018
Robert Stevick, 1928-2018
Robert Stevick's research into early Irish and English manuscripts advanced the understanding of arts and literature more than a millennium old.
June 4, 2018
Best lesson ever
What if your class schedule put you in a room with all of this year's best teachers?
Rethinking drugs
Ingrid Walker wants to change the way media and government frame our perceptions about illicit drugs, and the people who use them.
June 1, 2016
Fueled by a liberal arts education
“I’m always looking for ways to show the value of a liberal arts education for thinking critically, connecting the dots.”
Nordic Noir
Scandinavian Studies Professor Andy Nestingen shares his research into the genre and how it contrasts with American Noir’s heroes and villains.
Urban evolution
The UW's Urban Ecology Research Lab studies how species change in response to cities.
March 1, 2016
War is sexy. Huh?
David Shields, author, essayist and UW English professor, takes the New York Times to task in his book, "War Is Beautiful."
Saadia Pekkanen watches for threats above the sky
The Jackson School's associate director says space security depends on international cooperation.
December 1, 2015
An unprecedented president
She is the first woman, first Latina and the first in a long while to be promoted from within to lead the University of Washington.
September 1, 2015
Relationships first
Genetic ethicist Wylie Burke keeps people in mind as she studies advances in medicine and public health.
March 1, 2015
‘I am art'’
“I am not a painter or a sculptor or a glass artist. I am art.” Anyone familiar with the work of American Indian Studies professor Marvin Oliver understands that this is not an egotistical statement, but a reflection of a vision that embraces an astonishing range of materials, styles and techniques.
Albert L. Babb, 1925-2014
Albert L. “Les” Babb joined the UW chemical engineering faculty in 1952 and spent more than 40 years at the UW. He led the development of a curriculum in nuclear engineering and chaired the Department of Nuclear Engineering from 1965 to 1982.
September 1, 2014
Life on stage
Scott Magelssen has had more lives than an accident-prone cat, thanks to interactive simulations.
March 1, 2014
Cultural curator
A trip in 1988 ignited Sven Haakanson's passion for preserving indigenous culture. Now he's the new Curator of Native American Anthropology at the Burke Museum of Natural History.